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43,186 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to road crashes in Lithuania, violence in Stockholm and protests in Managua (Nicaragua). Sweden's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 74 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Lithuania

98 of its 132 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Vilnius accounted for 84 of Lithuania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Road crashes were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

324 of its 719 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stockholm accounted for 269 of Sweden's 324 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

215 of its 239 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 173 of Nicaragua's 215 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 162 of Managua's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

398 of its 583 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 288 of Iraq's 398 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

943 of its 1,004 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Escuintla accounted for 514 of Guatemala's 943 stories about harm, carried by 725 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

139 of its 475 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 78 of Amman's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Eritrea

29 of its 38 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

102 of its 331 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Norway

84 of its 299 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Jordan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in France (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Guatemala (68 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Jun. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 43,186 stories about harm among 217,904 counted on 7 Jun.

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In Lithuania, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 217,904 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Lithuania's news. On 7 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala94 in 100 of its 1,004 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua90 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique88 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania74 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1908 Guangzhou China284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Managua Nicaragua162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Jerusalem Israel148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Tijuana Mexico121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Sweden about three times as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,972 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,337 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,369 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,167 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,870 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,590 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,223 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed12,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,094 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,001 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations623 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill121 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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